The current cost of heart failure to the National Health Service in the UK
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Heart Failure
- Vol. 4 (3), 361-371
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1388-9842(01)00198-2
Abstract
We have recently shown that heart failure admission rates continue to increase in the UK — particularly in older age groups. As hospital activity represents the major cost component of healthcare exp...Keywords
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